Steven Soderbergh, Don Cheadle to star in new HBO series about Wall Street millionaire

Washington - US January 14 ANI Steven Soderbergh and Don Cheadle have been appointed executive producers for a new series that is being developed by HBO Max about one of Wall Street's first Black millionaires in history.

According to Variety, the drama series comes from writers and executive producers Carlos Foglia, Ashley Nicole Black and Keith Josef Adkins.

It is currently called 'The Other Hamilton' and tells the true story of Jeremiah Hamilton, a Haitian immigrant turned Wall Street tycoon in the 1800s who became one of the first black millionaires using questionable, often illegal methods.

He earns the moniker Prince of Darkness by scamming insurance companies and capitalizing on others' losses. The show is based on the book Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire '' by Shane White.

Cheadle and Karyn Smith-Forge will produce under the banner of This Radicle Act Productions. Other executive producers include Aaron Saidman and Eli Holzman, as well as Steven Baigelman and Aaron Baigelman for Industrial Media.

This is the latest collaboration between Soderbergh and Cheadle. Cheadle previously starred in several of Soderbergh's films, including Out of Sight'', Traffic', Ocean's Eleven' franchise, and most recently the HBO Max film No Sudden Move'.

The show is the latest Soderbergh is attached to the deal he signed with HBO and HBO Max in January 2020.

Variety previously reported that Soderbergh and No Sudden Move' screenwriter Ed Solomon had reteamed for HBO Max's limited series Full Circle', which follows the investigation into a botched kidnapping.

Cheadle currently stars in the critically-acclaimed Showtime series Black Monday' and serves as the narrator for ABC's reboot of The Wonder Years'.